G/SPS/N/BRA/1904  
 
12 March 2021  
(21-2059) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be pr ovided in addition, 
where applicable):  Fermented and dried cocoa beans ( Theobroma cacao ) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Côte d'Ivoire  
5. Title of the notified document:  Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) nº 123 of 
5 March 2021, Updates the phytosanitary requirements for the import of fermented and 
dried (Category 2, Class 9)  cocoa beans ( Theobroma cacao ) produced  in Côte d'Ivoire . 
Language(s):  portuguese . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/ -/instrucao -normativa -n-123-de-5-de-marco -de-
2021-307464119  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/BRA/21_1851_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Updates the phytosanitary requirements for the import of 
ferment ed and dried (Category 2, Class 9)  cocoa beans ( Theobroma cacao ) produced in 
Côte d'Ivoire.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory f rom 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/1904  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 March 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numbe r and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agricultura.gov.br